The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 131

After saying that, Gerald walked up to the car to take a look.

He would be lying if he said that he wasn’t distressed at the sight of his broken car at all.

Moreover, what could he possibly do now? What has happened, has happened. Plus it was Mila’s grandmother’s birthday banquet today.

If he demanded them to pay for the damages incurred, what would it make Mila look like?

Besides that, it was also have been too embarrassing.

Out of no choice, he was left to bottle his bitter sufferings in silence.

And with that, Gerald could only ask them to carry on whatever they were doing. He could perhaps later on drive his car to the 4S shop to fix the damages.

“Who do you think you are? Do you think that everything will be okay just because you say that it’s okay?”

“Those who don’t know any better would actually think that you are actually Mr. Crawford from Mayberry Commercial Street. Let’s only talk about all these when you finally reach that point in life!”

“Exactly! If we leave right now, then this will definitely be treated as a hit-and-run case. Adding on to that, we’ll have to bear a very huge responsibility because this would be a case that costs so much money! How can you have no legal consciousness at all!”

A group of Mila’s cousins, aunts and uncles immediately began mocking Gerald.

Irene grabbed this opportunity to add to the flames, “He is just a country bumpkin who does not know anything at all. So, how can you talk about legal consciousness with him?”

“Right okay, let’s not talk about him anymore. He can’t be of any help anyway. We might as well use all of our efforts to see if we can use any of our connections to resolve this matter instead.”

Rita glanced at Gerald faintly before she fixed her attention back to the topic of the car.

“Rita is right. Since it has already happened, escaping is not a solution. Ah! If we really have no choice, then I will contact Mr. Logan from the Bureau of Commerce. Back then, your grandfather had a very close relationship with him. Perhaps, he might know the identity of this young man!”

The old lady replied.

Many people started whipping out their cell phones to call their own contacts.

Kenneth did not want to be outdone. He wanted to see if he could use his connections to find out more about the owner of the car.

Gerald shook his head wryly.

If this continued, everyone would be placed in a very awkward situation.

Ugh!

Gerald sighed before he took out his car key.

Beep! Beep!

Two beeps.

The lights started flashing.

“Ahh?”

All of them were taken aback.

They then saw Gerald slowly walking forward.

He pressed a button again.

There were two buzzing sounds.

The Lamborghini made a mechanical sound and the sunroof opened automatically, as it folded into a kind of roadster.

Gerald picked up a bottle of mineral water from the driver’s seat.

He was really thirsty.

After taking a few mouthfuls, he wiped his mouth before he said, “I’ve already told you, that it’s no big deal. You can go and get busy with your own plans.”

No one replied to Gerald at all. Instead, he was greeted with a pin-drop silence.

Smack!

Kenneth was just about to make a phone call when his cell phone fell to the ground because he did not hold it firmly in his hand.

Glup!

Kyle and his girlfriend could only swallow their saliva.

Irene started breathing rapidly as her mouth gapped slightly, indicating the intense shock she was feeling at that very moment.

Rita was standing next to Gerald. A confused look ran all over her face before she slowly looked at Gerald in surprise.

The old lady was also stunned.

Everyone was flabbergasted.

“This car…belongs to Gerald?”

No one knew who broke the silence first.

More so, that person who spoke out captured everyone else’s inner consternation with much precision.

Mila was also very surprised and she asked, “Gerald, this car is yours?”

“Of course, it is mine. Didn’t I tell you earlier that I’ll be bringing you out for a drive one of these days?”

Gerald replied.

Mila remembered now.

It was the day of the driving test. When Gerald was sending her back to her dormitory, he said that he would drive her around in a luxury car soon.

Back then, she replied that she would be waiting then!

And as for Gerald, he then told her that he was actually a rich second generation.

To that statement, she playfully responded, “Mr. Crawford, I would be waiting for that day to come.”

Mila was simply joking around to play along with Gerald’s joke back then.

Who would’ve thought that seeing Gerald open his Lamborghini sports car’s door right in front of her eyes, Mila felt as though she was dreaming.

“Gerald, is this car really yours? I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it!!!”

Irene finally came to her senses and she felt her cheeks were sore and started acting up hysterically.

Gerald, you are nothing but a pathetic jerk. A pathetic jerk who won a small prize.

How could you possibly afford to buy such an expensive car?

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Two million six hundred thousand dollars!

What kind of status was this?

Impossible!

Irene rushed over to the car before she unceremoniously flipped out the car driving permit.

“Snap!”

Upon looking at the permit, Irene froze as she dropped the car driving permit to the ground.

She was dumbfounded.

“If you don’t want to look at it, just don’t look at it. Why do you have to throw it on the ground?”

Gerald could not help but smiled wryly.

“Some people do not have any knowledge or experience. Likewise, her father and mother too. They do not have any knowledge or experience in this at all. Gerald, why don’t you tell auntie how you met our Mila?”

Helen quickly ran over to pick up the car driving permit before glancing at it. She then grabbed Gerald’s wrist the next immediately second..

She started acting very cordially as though she was holding her own son’s hand.

“Oh, auntie. We met when we were learning how to drive!”

Gerald replied.

“Hahaha. I knew all along that our Mila has such good taste. In fact, I already knew that you were not just a simple man when I first saw you, Gerald. How can those people such as Quinton or Victor possibly be compared to you?”

“Umm…”

These words put Gerald in an awkward spot.

After all, who was that person who drove him out of their house in the past?

“Yes, Gerald. Cough. Cough. I am so sorry about this matter. Our Mason crashed into your car and damaged it!”

The old lady’s tone drastically changed, it was more pleasant and caring.

She walked towards Gerald with a smile on her face.

She was really shook to the core because of this incident.

But, it then turned out that the owner of this luxurious car was actually her grandson-in-law.

Aside from a handful who still couldn’t comprehend the fact that Gerald was indeed a local tycoon, everyone else started to open up and speak to Gerald.

Since he was in a hurry to go and repair his own car, Gerald didn’t bother waiting but was getting ready to leave even before the birthday banquet was over.

“Gerald, I’ll be heading to school later in the afternoon. Why don’t I accompany you to repair your car then?”

Mila asked playfully.

What a day. Both experiencing shocks and also a pleasant surprise.

To sum it up, she was filled with inexplicable excitement.

“Of course! After all, I told you that I’d bring you out for a ride. Get in!”

Although it was an important birthday banquet, the fact that Mila was able to go out with Gerald felt like the best gift to the old lady.

They then took off together.

“Gerald, are you really a rich second generation? So you’ve been lying to me all this while? Wait a minute, don’t tell me that you’re really the top young master, Mr. Crawford from Mayberry Commercial Street?”

Mila shot off curiously as she perched in the passenger seat.

Gerald did not know how he should answer her questions.

He was indeed the Mr. Crawford that they had been talking about.

Was he really going to fully disclose his own identity? This could only end up with one result. He would not be able to stay in this school any longer.

Because of that, Gerald decided to hide it.

He shook his head and asked, “So are you hoping that I’m Mr. Crawford, or are you hoping for me not to be him?”

“Not! Because if you really are Mr. Crawford, then you’ll not belong in the same world as us anymore. I will lose a good friend like you then!”

“Hehehe. I am not. Besides that, how can someone like Mr. Crawford possibly be driving a car that is only worth one million five hundred thousand to three million dollars? And also, just take a look at me! If it weren’t for you who picked out my clothes and matched it for me, I wouldn’t be wearing such nice clothes!”

“I simply won the lottery. I won a lot of money!”

Gerald replied as derailed.

“Hmph. That is also true. So, you are still my good friend, Gerald!”

Mila replied with a bright smile.

Gerald then realised that although Mila was someone highly intellectual, she would never think about the complexity of a question.

If it was any other girl, she would definitely be pestering him to get to the bottom of the matter.

However, Mila did not question him any further after finding out that Gerald was not Mr. Crawford.

To her, it was the same, regardless of whether Gerald was rich or not.

Gerald had sent his car to the Lamborghini shop and Wilson helped arrange for the most professional technician to repair his car.

Once that was settled, Gerald went for a walk with Mila.

“Let me buy you a cup of milk tea,” Gerald flashed a tiny smile. The both of them spotted a milk tea shop by the roadside as they were walking.

“Haha, you don’t have to! Remember that I still owe you a cup of milk tea? Plus, it’s me who asked you to pretend to be my boyfriend today. So, I owe you!”

At the mention of milk tea, Mila couldn’t help but think of the first time they met.

She was already walking towards the milk tea shop as they were conversing.

Gerald remained silent and he simply waited for Mila. A cup of milk tea was probably not enough to repay the debt that she owed him!

Gerald was waiting by the side of the road when he suddenly heard a cry for help.

“Help! Help!”

Gerald turned around and he saw that the Mayberry City’s moat was not too far away. A woman was yelling frantically.

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Gerald felt his heart skip a beat when he heard the cry for help.

He hastily rushed over.

The moat was pretty desolate as there were no parks or anything else nearby.

The woman was crying and she was drenched from head to toe.

When she saw Gerald, she almost collapsed to her knees. “Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Please help save my daughter!”

The woman was beautiful and appeared to be wearing a lot of fine jewelry. It seemed as though she was quite a figure.

She hurriedly pointed at the river and Gerald could see a young girl flailing about in the water.

Her daughter had obviously tripped into the water. The woman tried to rescue her daughter but she could only plead desperately for help as she didn’t know how to swim.

Gerald watched in horror as the young girl’s body slowly stopped moving and started sinking.

He knew that it would be way too late if he did not act upon it now.

Without thinking twice, he dove into the river at an accelerated speed.

Gerald’s family used to live in a village in a small county town. There was a river by the village and Gerald learnt how to swim ever since he was a young child.

Fortunately, the water in this moat was not too deep.

Thankfully, the young girl knew some basic swimming skills which made it easier for Gerald to save the young girl, but the experience she went through was simply daunting, though without any serious mishaps.

After he carried the young girl up, the child choked a little and her face was flushed red.

Her mother was so distressed and she kept patting her back gently. She kept thanking Gerald profusely.

“Call 120 first!”

“Yes, the child is too young. Oh! What kind of mother are you? How can you allow your child to come to the water all by herself?”

Several citizens ran over as soon as they heard the commotion.

Some were making phone calls while several older women started criticizing the young mother.

Uncles and aunties, please don’t scold my mom. Tessa is the one who insisted on coming here

as the young girl heard her mother getting ridiculed, she cried

“What an obedient child!”

really a good young lady. Ma’am, you have to take good care of your child. If this man did not rush over here on time, the consequences would have

young man

the side looked at Gerald who

hoisted a weak Tessa

you so much. What is your

address as she

Gerald to not know the intention of her query. All he did was save a person. Gerald

simply waved it

alright. You should take your

turned around to leave

will I

A weak Tessa asked.

as though she was this close to death and was

hesitation at all. This was the sole reason why

down. After smiling at her, he ignored the young

of those once-off encounters

ran back to the side of

now, more than twenty

bought her milk tea a

got to the side of the road, Mila

Hmm?

bought the milk tea

and glanced at it. It was dripping wet as it had been completely soaked in water.

the car shop since she could not reach him

to the milk tea shop and looked around but he could not find

no choice but to return to the car shop first, but attempted to switch on his phone before that. Thankfully,

him

to tell Gerald that his car

to replace all the damaged parts of the car, under the intensive care of a few experienced technicians in less than

Wilson, did the girl who came with

after she left with you. Is there a problem, Mr. Crawford? Did something

Mr. Wilson. No worries, everything is

up. This was strange. Where could Mila have

not have gone home alone just because she

anywhere nearby to be found and she was not

could she

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everywhere but he could not find her

just about an hour of searching, he was now drenched

to her? Gerald had already ruled out all of the possibilities and had already been waiting around the area for

see Mila

more he thought about it, the more Gerald started

to the car shop to see if he could get his cell phone

he finally managed to turn

many phone calls and sent

had been turned

returned her call but he realized that Mila’s cell phone

What was happening?

his

house but he noticed that she did not go

Something definitely had happened.

raised his

to be a

do you know the manager of the milk tea shop? I want to take a look at the surveillance camera recording! We

Gerald immediately got up.

time after he came back to

be in trouble, he was constantly on

exclaimed that he knew the manager. He quickly led Gerald to the milk tea

the recording of the surveillance

happened about two

and stepped out of the shop, she realized that Gerald was

Gerald but discovered that Gerald’s

Mila was very anxious.

the roadside as she waited for ten minutes,

minutes, a black Passat suddenly

man with a cap stepped out

young man asked

nodded slightly as she said, “And you

Crawford. He asked me to come and pick you up. He had to leave earlier because he had

man who was wearing a peaked cap

around quickly to observe his surroundings as he

I will give Gerald a call again. Why is

the man knew of Gerald’s name and he

hurry, then something must have come up. He called for a car to send her home because

knew that she lived in Paradise Ville. Looking at all these

no doubts about

uneasy because she could not contact Gerald

calling again several times but she could not get through his cell

we leaving? I still

The driver urged.

am leaving! You

into the car because she didn’t want to make the other party

leave just like that? He did

think that she would not be able to call for a cab

minutes after

walked over to the milk tea shop in

screen! Zoom in on

when

tea shop did not know who this person was but he did not dare to reject a request as such since a manager like Mr. Wilson was also treating him

and he rewound the

the driver’s

of his cap was pulled down low and

could still

It was him?!

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Nigel!

picture was none other than Nigel from the Fisher family. No matter how much Nigel tried to disguise himself, he would never be able to fool

was the trigger and the direct

after Naomi’s birthday party, Nigel has also been keeping tabs on him. Out of anger, Gerald called Zack

just teach Nigel a lesson. Instead, she

away at the entrance

to hand the

that overnight, Nigel turned from a rich second generation into a

out this way before he even knew what

was Nigel

Gerald was baffled.

kidnapping her to blackmail them for a sum

at the situation, it did not seem

Mila something and he finally convinced Mila before she agreed to get into his

also noticed

to Mila, his eyes were constantly looking towards the direction of the moat where

though he knew and was

this mean that Nigel had already been planning this for a long time? Was he kidnapping

that his family was completely ruined because of him, then it would

was most certain

thought hard about the

Gerald’s cell phone

was from an

should call you

voice crackled through from the other end of

it is

the voice as soon as

that you were nothing but a pauper. But what? You are actually the wealthy and influential young master who owns the entire Mayberry Commercial Street? I used to think that my dad was really bullish but he was just working for you all along! If it wasn’t for me who heard Zack secretly making a phone call to you when I was planning to retaliate against him, I would never have imagined that you were the one who destroyed my family with just one phone

you are already so rich and powerful? Yes, I was the one who asked Yuri to snatch your girlfriend from you. It was wrong of me. But then, you destroyed my family

did feel that I was being a little too cruel and heartless

Mila is innocent. Let her go. I’ll come to you wherever you are now

us can die together! On a second thought, it felt too boring. What more, I have such a beautiful young woman next to me right now. This is really worth it!

must not come here! He is a

“Don’t come! Sob…sob…”

cried and yelled over

Gerald grew extremely anxious.

he was simply pretending to be Mila’s boyfriend, Mila was still out with

Mila was because he wanted

was all

you want to save your girlfriend, then you should come and see me at the unfinished building in the south of the city. Do not contact Zack. It will be useless anyway. If anyone else comes, then

“Du…du…du…”

up as soon as he

Gerald grew pale.

had been leaked and he had attracted Nigel’s attention. And look where this brought him, Nigel who

guy would

be enough to rely

had to look for Zack so that he could help him

Zack and filled him in. Zack took this matter very

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wait for him so that they could discuss things

told Gerald not to act rashly. Zack couldn’t afford to see Gerald lose it at

would have to resign. No, worse still he’d rather

up before Zack could even

with Wilson. He then told Wilson to wait for

he had to

“Oh! Isn’t that Gerald?”

him! What is he doing in the

recruiting some sales representatives at the moment. Is he trying to apply for the job? Doesn’t he know that the shop has very high requirements for

has a very poor

Gerald’s presence was unexpected.

he could already hear were their ridicule that

feeling just all messed up

his classmate, Howard. The both of them each had a beautiful girlfriend with them as they looked

behind were none other than Nathaniel and Quinn

you in the past.

laughed as he

it. It’s not just you, cousin! In fact, I have also been fascinated by Gerald for

Nathaniel at this time. She got to know Howard through Nathaniel and then, she

horizons did not just

Victor and the others, she found

took the initiative to try and gain his favor. She was even ready to bring Gerald to

completely and Quinn was indulged in the thought for quite

invitation to attend a party from Nathaniel. That was when Quinn met

a real rich second generation community

lottery, he was nothing more than an ugly

at Gerald

finished spending almost all of his money. That is why he is so desperate

surrounded the newly repaired Lamborghini Reventon as

very worried and anxious. So, how could

didn’t even have time to pay any attention

Beep! Beep!

Two beeps.

pushed Quinn away from the car door and stepped into his

the engine and zoomed out of the

who was about to curse at Gerald, was

six of them were dumbfounded

just drove the car away? This was

Ahh!

could that

she had just been slapped across her face. “Look! That

Quinn shouted.

have worked for less than five years will be on vacation and they can leave immediately.

did not pay any attention to Quinn or Quinton but he

got to

rest of them were still

“Brakeee!”

a burst of emergency brake sounds

Rolls-Royce Phantom had already lined in front of the entrance of

out of the

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”Zack? Uncle Zack!”

expression on Zack’s face at that

senses and composure from the shock he witnessed

“Mr. Lyle!”

Wilson greeted him immediately.

Where

Zack hurriedly asked.

over there first. He’s afraid that he’d be too

Wilson hurriedly said.

to the place that Mr. Crawford is headed to. No matter what,

men as he walked out of the door. Concurrently, Zack also sent a text message to Gerald

and the others were

“What? Crawford…Mr. Crawford?”

what this meant? The Mr. Crawford that Zack

was Mr. Crawford?

Mr. Crawford’s name on Mayberry Commercial Street? His great name had already been the talk of

that this

car shop, he looked very anxious. Moreover, even though they were

And the Lamborghini Reventon.

That was Gerald’s car!

again, Gerald hosted a banquet in one of the most expensive

been extremely

have not known? Gerald

sat down on the

in disbelief and he asked the sales

Wilson and Mr. Lyle are referring to, called Gerald Crawford? He owns

before he replied, “Yes, don’t you know

felt a little weird as he asked the last

Mr. Crawford in that manner. He initially thought that they were possibly even more powerful compared

“Oh my god!”

utterly stunned

expression on her face. The person that she despised and looked down on, was actually someone whom she could never

very instance, Quinn and her group of friends were clouded by a lot of feelings and they really just wanted to disappear

we go and take a look? Perhaps, there are two people with the same names?” Howard and Nathaniel stuttered

still in self-denial and

“Okay, I agree!”

“I agree!”

Otherwise, we will not be able to catch

sweat before he hurried

was stepping on his accelerators like

even ran through

after, he finally arrived at the unfinished construction site

only a dozen floors built in this building before the project was

of the downstream branches of the moat at Mayberry City was directly

a very

away from the surface of the river. However, due to soil erosion, the water bank was almost directly

become very dangerous and they had to stop the construction

this place in the

expect you to

the building. It was Nigel, who

filled with anger and remained silent. Instead, he simply dashed to the top

cap but this time round he seemed to look much darker. He was also undoubtedly a lot stronger. He

had bound her up

“Woo…woo…woo…”

to yell, why are you so silly?! What are you doing here? Hurry